Character Introduction

Edgar is a 22-year boy that experienced the entire Chinese cultural revolution. He is an introverted boy with a mind that can see through other perspectives.  In his journals, he talks about his experiences throughout these historical moments in history. He was one of many people who joins the army of red guards and experiences many different things throughout the decade that the revolution has gone on.

 

Continuity and Change

What continuity and change in this revolution is easy to identify. For example, the education. There were almost no education for years in this revolution, and this impacted the civilians and students massively. Instead of learning, they had to go to war-like places and do things that are out of their league. The revolution has permanantly changed China by letting the whole world know how dark and bad the times were when mao was in power.